Feb 29, 2024 | Human Dignity, Identity, Relationships
Guest blogger and CatholicPsych Institute psychotherapist, Sean Faulkner, LPC, shares what should define our identity, and what shouldn’t. God is in our identity There are many ways that we try to define ourselves. We so often seek to determine our identity...
Feb 22, 2024 | Parenting
We are sharing an excerpt from Kathryn Anne “Casey’s book, “Journey In Love, A Catholic Mother’s Prayers After Prenatal Diagnosis. (You can find a link at the bottom of this page to purchase the book) The ultrasound was our first opportunity to...
Feb 21, 2024 | Parenting
Jenny Uebbing shares how you can try to be more present with your children during the times when you’d rather escape parenting. Parenting in 21st century America “Mommy, make a happy face at me.” I look up from the glow of my laptop, irritated, hearing for...
Feb 21, 2024 | Catholic Psychology
You can now find CatholicPsych in Manhattan! A new collaboration: CatholicPsych and the Gianna Center We are excited to announce a new collaboration between the CatholicPsych Institute and the Gianna Center in NY. As we are a union of body and spirit, treatment for...
Feb 20, 2024 | Pregnancy and Life Issues, Trust
Thanks to Amy Sherlock of Healthy Homes Fertility Care for this guest post on acceptance and trust in the face of infertility. Why do we hate acceptance? I started this blog post over two weeks ago. I wrote the title, then placed the cursor into the body of the...
Feb 20, 2024 | Faith, Human Dignity
Guest Blogger Dr. Emily Dowdell, CPI Psychologist, shares her thoughts on standing against racial inequity as a committed Catholic. The #BlackLivesMatter socio-political movement is a call to action It is a cry to be seen, to be heard, and for an end to...
Feb 18, 2024 | Femininity, Masculinity
Have you ever considered the psychology of the Star Wars films? I’d like to talk about the different characters in the new film and how some of the dynamics have shifted with male and female leads. Let’s begin with an “opening crawl” of caveats: FULL SPOILER...
Feb 15, 2024 | Catholic Mindfulness, Pregnancy and Life Issues, Trust
Maureen O’Connell shares her personal experience with miscarriage and how Jesus carried her in His grace through the unexpected grief and loss her family felt. “I will take care of everything” It was February 2017 and I was leading a group at church...
Feb 14, 2024 | Catholic Mindfulness
In this guest post, CPI therapist Maureen O’Connell shares the many fruits of Catholic Mindfulness that have blessed her life for the better. A Tree is Known by its Fruit ~Luke 6:43 The email that changed my life How often do you delete marketing emails? If you’re...
Feb 13, 2024 | Anxiety, Faith
Following Jesus’ emotional example and learning from His humanity Have you ever read a passage from the Gospel and asked yourself, “I wonder what Jesus was feeling in this passage? What emotions was he experiencing here?” (I would be willing to...
Feb 13, 2024 | Faith, Gender and Sexuality, Popular, Relationships
Here’s one missing distinction and three false dichotomies to sum up the issues with the Vatican Declaration at first glance. We are now in a time of the battle between a culture of life and a culture of death.” – Pope St. John Paul II The Vatican...
Feb 6, 2024 | Healing, Human Dignity, Relationships
Guest author Sean Faulkner, a CatholicPsych Institute psychotherapist, shares how empathy can be a powerful tool in healing and dealing with conflict. Empathy heals wounds and connects hearts There is little more hurtful than to not feel seen, known, or understood....
Feb 6, 2024 | Church Crisis
Healing during crisis can feel difficult. Maureen O’Connell reflects on her own experiences and how we can keep ourselves on a path towards healing. Reflection on a time of crisis in the Church ~Psalm 63~ I’ve been sick for about two months. Really sick. A few...
Feb 3, 2024 | Healing, Healthy Living, Positive Psychology, Stress
One effective way to manage stress is change your perspective on it! How Pressure Leads to Stress My first job fresh out of graduate school was as a mental health counselor in a prison. My days were spent listening to the inmates talk about their intense levels of...
Feb 3, 2024 | Catholic Mindfulness, Human Dignity, Trust
Stop trying to earn God’s unconditional love and remind yourself where your self-worth really comes from. Escape the trap of self-worth tied to achievements Think for a minute about what you are striving for in life. What is it that drives you to work really...
Jan 31, 2024 | Catholic Mindfulness, Healing, Healthy Living
Guest blog post by Lindsey Peppers, continued from Part One… How I found Catholic Mindfulness Some of the meditation authors/speakers I listened to dabbled in eastern or New Age spiritualities that I knew were often in contradiction with my Catholic faith. I had...
Jan 31, 2024 | Catholic Mindfulness, Healing, Healthy Living
Guest blogger Lindsey Peppers shares her journey to finding hope and healing through Catholic Mindfulness. (This is part 1 of a 2-part series.) Hitting a low point It was an otherwise unremarkable weekday in the fall of 2016 when I sat across from my neurologist,...
